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=SOLO Taxonomy= SOLO Taxonomy was developed by [|Biggs and Collis (1982).] Below are some websites and references to other resources dedicated to SOLO Taxonomy. =Bloom's Taxonomy= Here is a link submitted by Kaaren Hirst dedicated to Bloom's Taxonomy. http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+and+ICT+tools
 * Biggs, J. (1982) //Evaluating the Quality of Learning: the SOLO taxonomy// New York: Academic Press || http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/solo.htm ||
 * http://asp2.wlv.ac.uk/celt/pgce/popup/solo_tax.htm || [[file:Biggs_Solo.pdf]] ||

A great description of Bloom's Taxonomy can be found at this website below: http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/bloomtax.htm =Graphic Organisers= = = MindMaps ** || media type="youtube" key="MlabrWv25qQ&hl=en" height="355" width="425" ||
 * **Map Name** || **Template** || **Map Name** || **Template** ||
 * Brace || [[file:BraceMap.pdf]] || Bridge || [[file:BridgeMap.pdf]] ||
 * Bubble || [[file:BubbleMap.pdf]] || Circle || [[file:CircleMap.pdf]] ||
 * Double Bubble || [[file:DoubleBubble.pdf]] || Flow || [[file:FlowMap.pdf]] ||
 * Multi Flow || [[file:MultiFlowMap.pdf]] || Tree || [[file:TreeMap.pdf]] ||
 * Designs for Thinking || [|Designs for Thinking] || Thinking Maps in the classroom || [|Thinking Maps] ||
 * ** Tony Buzan
 * This site has graphic organizer, concept mapping, and mind mapping examples. Graphic organizers can take many forms as per the table lower down. Graphic organizers can help motivate, increase recall, assist understanding, create interest, combat boredom and organize thoughts. || http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html ||

=Creativity=

[|Sir Ken Robinson] makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. With ample anecdotes and witty asides, Robinson points out the many ways our schools fail to recognize -- much less cultivate -- the talents of many brilliant people. "We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says. The universality of his message is evidenced by its rampant popularity online. A typical review: "If you have //not// yet seen Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk, please stop whatever you're doing and watch it now." || media type="custom" key="599561" || =Web Search= Great for teaching key words and understanding how to think carefully and be specific about what you are searching for on the Internet. || [|www.boolify.com] || =Key Competencies=
 * **Sir Ken Robinson**
 * Excellent search tool for teaching key words. Students drag the jigsaw puzzle pieces that represent boolean search words like - and, or, not. It will be clear to the studetns after using this search engine, that you can reduce your web search hits by using these search strategies.
 * Rosemary Hipkins - What Can the Key Competencies Contribute to Assessment for Learning || [[file:RoseHipkinsULearn.ppt]] ||

=Other Tools= in the Classroom** || ||
 * **Using Argument Diagramming Software
 * **Did you Know? Shift Happens**
 * **Did you Know? Shift Happens**

Karl Fisch, of Arapahoe High School in the US, conceived and created the first version of this presentation for a staff development day. And published it on the web via his website. This is the UK version. || media type="youtube" key="QNutcmyShW4&hl=en&fs=1" height="344" width="425" || American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers; v17 n3, pp. 8,28-35, Fall 1993. || [|Teaching for Understanding] || An examination of how young people's social interaction and technology skills have created a seamless sphere fusing work, play and information. Recorded at the January 2005 American Library Association Midwinter convention in Boston, Mass. || http://www.oclc.org/reports/escan/ ||
 * International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) - **National Educational Technology Standards** || http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS ||
 * Jeremy Kedian - Learning - **The Best Kept Secret!** || [[file:Jeremy Kedian ULearn.doc]] ||
 * **The New Literacies** - Zach Miners and Angela Pascopella || http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1292 ||
 * **Teaching for Understanding** - David Perkins, Institute for Inquiry.
 * **Gaming and the Significance for Information Literacy**